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Constructed in 1850 by Wilhelm Bauer-The Brandtaucher was the very first submarine project in Germany The Brandtaucher (Incendiary Diver) was a submersible designed by the German inventor and engineer Wilhelm Bauer and built by Schweffel & Howaldt in Kiel for Schleswig-Holstein’s Flotilla a part of the Reichsflotte in 1850. Bauer’s early sketch attracted the attention of the Minister of Marine, who allowed him to construct a model (70 × 18 × 29 cm). The model was demonstrated in Kiel harbour in front of naval dignitaries. After the model of the submarine proved to be working, Bauer was granted enough money to build a full-scale submarine. But the military authorities still were largely against Bauer’s plan and forced Bauer to change his designs in order to reduce costs; resulting in a reduced diving depth from 30 m to 9.5 m. The finished Brandtaucher, built by August Howaldt of the later Howaldtswerke was 28 feet long and weighing about 70,000 pounds. At the greater depths, the vessel was driven by electric motors using electricity drawn from giant internal batteries.